Infamous 'Navigating Pornography' prof heads to rehab

Drops class, 'exhausted by threats and controversy,' 'need[s] a break' from teaching

Published: 08/03/2013 at 12:24 AM

(Campus Reform) Pasadena City College (PCC) Professor Hugo Schwyzer announced on Wednesday he will no longer teach or offer his controversial “Navigating Pornography” course, claiming the criticism he received for offering the class forced him to enter psychological rehab.

Known widely as the “porn professor,” Schwyzer said in an email he is “exhausted by threats and controversy” and “need[s] a break” from teaching.

Schwyzer, who has admitted to having sexual relationships with some of his female students in the past, added that university administrators also pressured him to drop the course.